Moral Dilemmas
Part of the Collintell Alliance Compendium of Exploration — return to index.
Case Studies
Classic Dilemmas
The trolley problem, the prisoner's dilemma, the veil of ignorance — foundational thought experiments in moral philosophy.
Contemporary Ethics
Bioethics, AI ethics, environmental ethics, and emerging challenges in a technologically advanced society.
Ethical Theories
Consequentialism
Actions judged by outcomes — utilitarian calculus, welfare maximization, and the limits of outcome-based reasoning.
Deontological Ethics
Duties, rights, and categorical imperatives — Kant, rule-based morality, and the limits of consequentialist thinking.
Virtue Ethics
Character and flourishing — Aristotelian eudaimonia and the cultivation of moral virtues.
Moral Psychology
Cognitive Processes
How the mind reasons about morality — dual-process theories, moral intuitions, and the role of emotion.
Social Dynamics
Group morality, tribalism, conformity, and the psychology of moral behavior in social contexts.